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Testy Exchange Between Hunter Biden, Matt Gaetz Revealed in Transcript<!-- wp:html --><p>Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters</p> <p>Rep. <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/matt-gaetz">Matt Gaetz</a> (R-FL) and <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/hunter-biden">Hunter Biden</a> had a tense exchange Wednesday during <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/hunter-biden-comes-out-swinging-at-house-republicans-leading-impeachment-probe">the latter’s testimony</a> before the House Oversight Committee, with the president’s son taking issue with Gaetz’s line of questioning.</p> <p>In the closed-door session, Biden called the impeachment probe into his father a “partisan political pursuit” being pushed by “MAGA-motivated conspiracies,” according to <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Hunter-Biden-Transcript_Redacted.pdf">a transcript</a> released by the committee Thursday.</p> <p>Gaetz, a frequent defender of former President <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/donald-j-trump">Donald Trump</a>, questioned Biden about serving on the board of Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company. Gaetz wanted to know if Biden, a recovering addict, was “on drugs” while on the board.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/testy-exchange-between-hunter-biden-matt-gaetz-revealed-in-deposition-transcript">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Hunter Biden had a tense exchange Wednesday during the latter’s testimony before the House Oversight Committee, with the president’s son taking issue with Gaetz’s line of questioning.

In the closed-door session, Biden called the impeachment probe into his father a “partisan political pursuit” being pushed by “MAGA-motivated conspiracies,” according to a transcript released by the committee Thursday.

Gaetz, a frequent defender of former President Donald Trump, questioned Biden about serving on the board of Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company. Gaetz wanted to know if Biden, a recovering addict, was “on drugs” while on the board.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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